Rigger's knife: bid or pass?

[Dan In MI]

I've come across a rigger's knife. Here's a link:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Camillus-USA-M ... 4028637646

And some pictures:

With a drastic lowering of the start bid, it'll now sell. I'm interested, but as I'm no Camillus expert, it's probably wise to ask a few questions.

The seller says the knife is in "VG condition." Having looked at the pictures, I'd agree. I see no cracks or chips, and the blade looks okay. Are there any areas on these that are particularly trouble-prone?

There isn't a photo that shows the tang stamp in its entirety, but it looks to be a later USA model. Is my guess correct?

Finally, what would be a good price for it, and didn't Camillus produce rigger's knives for Case?

Thanks to all who help!

[kootenay joe]

The knife is fine. Ask seller if spike lock works. Schrade-Walden made the 'same' knife and 90% of them the spike will not lock open.
I have a Camillus and the spike lock works fine.
I have seen one of these recently listed by Nordic Knives in California for $199.
I think $75 might be more realistic but maybe they are more rare than i am aware.
kj

[Dan In MI]

The one I linked to failed--twice--to sell with a start bid of $49.99. $199 seems way too high, but you never know. I've asked the seller if the lock works. Thanks for the advice!

[Ripster]

The one I linked to failed--twice--to sell with a start bid of $49.99. $199 seems way too high, but you never know. I've asked the seller if the lock works. Thanks for the advice!

Dan , theCamillus Spike is a well built piece. There’s a lot of them out there ! Just picked up another one for 52.00 . If you watch they’re out there sometime for buy it now price. Believe KJ is right ,no more than 75.00 will get you a good one.

[Dan In MI]

The seller, in a very terse reply, stated that the spike locks properly. If I don't go nuts with other purchases, and the bidding doesn't go nuts, I'm in. Thanks for the help, gentlemen!